~The night of the rebellion became known as The Night of the Fire
~Haiti was a French colony called St. Dominque
~Slaves were captured from villages and brought to work in fields
~The revolution started on August 1791
~The revolution marked the thirteen year old struggle to create Haiti, the first black republic and independent state in Latin America
~The slaves rebelled
~St. Domingue wast the richest colony in the Caribbean before the revolution
~The official name of Haiti is the 'Republic of Haiti'
~The capital of Haiti is Port-Au-Prince
~Haiti gained independence from France on 1st January 1804, when it was declared a Republic.
Facts
~Hispaniola was visited Christopher Columbus, in the service of Spain, in 1494.
~Haiti was the first post-colonial independent black-led nation in the world
~Port-au-Prince is the largest city in Haiti, in terms of population.
~Haiti is the only nation in the world whose independence was gained as part of a successful slave rebellion.
~The official languages of Haiti include French and Haitian Creole
~The term 'Haiti' is derived from 'Ayti', a Taino word that means 'mountainous land'.
~Haiti follows the system of 'Presidential Republic
~Haiti was the first post-colonial independent black-led nation in the world
~The official languages of Haiti include French and Haitian Creole
~Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic
~Hispaniola, along with Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico, is a part of an island chain known as the Greater Antilles
~Toussaint's first service in the slave revolt was a doctor
Key Events
~The night of the rebellion became known as The Night of the Fire
~Haiti was a French colony called St. Dominque
~Slaves were captured from villages and brought to work in fields
~The revolution started on August 1791
~The revolution marked the thirteen year old struggle to create Haiti, the first black republic and independent state in Latin America
~The slaves rebelled
~St. Domingue wast the richest colony in the Caribbean before the revolution
~The official name of Haiti is the 'Republic of Haiti'
~The capital of Haiti is Port-Au-Prince
~Haiti gained independence from France on 1st January 1804, when it was declared a Republic.
Facts
~Hispaniola was visited Christopher Columbus, in the service of Spain, in 1494.
~Haiti was the first post-colonial independent black-led nation in the world
~Port-au-Prince is the largest city in Haiti, in terms of population.
~Haiti is the only nation in the world whose independence was gained as part of a successful slave rebellion.
~The official languages of Haiti include French and Haitian Creole
~The term 'Haiti' is derived from 'Ayti', a Taino word that means 'mountainous land'.
~Haiti follows the system of 'Presidential Republic
~Haiti was the first post-colonial independent black-led nation in the world
~The official languages of Haiti include French and Haitian Creole
~Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic
~Hispaniola, along with Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico, is a part of an island chain known as the Greater Antilles
~Toussaint's first service in the slave revolt was a doctor